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February 2

John Marzluff

Topic: "Welcome to Subirdia"

We all know that human development is threatening our environment. Runoff pollutes our streams. Homes and businesses encroach on wilderness habitat. Energy use warms the planet. Too many species are in decline. And yet… for some of our most charismatic wild creatures, suburban and urban habitats offer surprising opportunities to thrive.
 
In Welcome to Subirdia, I reveal that our suburbs and city parks are often remarkably rich in bird diversity—holding more species than either wilderness areas or urban centers. In fact, suburbs may play a key role in preventing loss of species in the face of the dramatic disruptions of climate change and other human impacts. Welcome to Subirdia shows us how.
 

​Books For Sale: 
-Welcome to Subirdia: Sharing Our Neighborhoods with Wrens, Robins, Woodpeckers, and other Wildlife  $19.85 (includes tax)
-Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to    Behave Like Humans   $18.75 (includes tax)
-In The Company of Crows and Ravens $24.27 (includes tax)
-Dog Days, Raven Nights  $18.75 (includes tax)

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Speaker Profile:  John Marzluff

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​John Marzluff is James W. Ridgeway Professor of Wildlife Science at the University of Washington.  His graduate (Northern Arizona University) and initial post-doctoral (University of Vermont) research focused on the social behavior and ecology of jays and ravens.  He continues this theme investigating the intriguing behavior of crows, ravens, and jays.  His current research focuses on the effects of urbanization on songbirds in the Seattle area.  He teaches Ornithology, Governance and Conservation of Rare Species, Field Research in Yellowstone, and Natural and Cultural History of Costa Rica.
 

Professor Marzluff has written five books and edited several others. His most recent book Welcome to Subirdia (2014 Yale) discovers that moderately settled lands host a splendid array of biological diversity and suggests ways in which people can steward these riches to benefit birds and themselves.
 
Dr. Marzluff has mentored over 40 graduate students and authored over 140 scientific papers on various aspects of bird behavior and wildlife management. He is currently leader of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Recovery Team for the critically endangered Mariana Crow, a former member of the Washington Biodiversity Council, and a Fellow of the American Ornithologist's Union.

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